<<economy of RIsks and Foxes et al leaving in their prime. >>
One of whom by their own admission feels that they were never really GP
material. Can any amount of occupational health make a square peg fit a
round
hole?>>
But look at the facts; moribund practice resurrected and left in fine
shape with a large list of patients. Could someone totally unsuitable for
the job do all that?
Could a decent pro-active occ h service perhaps help people to pace
themselves better? And perhaps develop a careers review service?
It is accepted by many that GPs do tend to get bored (for want of a better
word) after 7-10 years and need to develop some extra interest to keep them
trucking along. Could this be an argument for some kind of career structure
in GP? Even with the possibility of moving laterally for a few years?
Full-time sabbaticals BTW are not funded over here in Norn Iron----there is
£20K in the kitty for funding GP researchers to take time out, there are a
few part-time fellowships and that's it. But it seems to me that with the
dire scarcity of MDs and PhDs in GP, with the need for excellent primary
care research, then it would be a Good Idea to fund and encourage the
curious to take time out for up to five years at a time to do a PhD and
teach.
ALl of which is very much by the way of course, there just seems to be a
huge discrepancy between on the one hand the amount and the seriousness of
work-related mental problems in GP and on the other, the utter disinterest
by those in charge to introduce (even as pilot studies) cheap and simple
measures which may help.
Declan
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